On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation

In this work we explore some aspects of the spectral instability of back hole quasi-normal modes, using a specific model as an example. The model is that of a small bump perturbation to the effective potential of linear axial gravitational waves on a Schwarzschild background, and our focus is on thr...

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Main Author: Valentin Boyanov
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1511757/full
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description In this work we explore some aspects of the spectral instability of back hole quasi-normal modes, using a specific model as an example. The model is that of a small bump perturbation to the effective potential of linear axial gravitational waves on a Schwarzschild background, and our focus is on three different aspects of the instability: identifying and distinguishing between the two different types of instabilities studied previously in the literature, quantifying the size of the perturbations applied to the system and testing the validity of the pseudospectral numerical method in providing a convergent result for this measure, and finally, relating the size and other features of the perturbation to the degree of destabilisation of the spectrum.
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spelling doaj-art-c608e75d98b443e5b368bf81e830ec012025-01-07T06:47:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2025-01-011210.3389/fphy.2024.15117571511757On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbationValentin BoyanovIn this work we explore some aspects of the spectral instability of back hole quasi-normal modes, using a specific model as an example. The model is that of a small bump perturbation to the effective potential of linear axial gravitational waves on a Schwarzschild background, and our focus is on three different aspects of the instability: identifying and distinguishing between the two different types of instabilities studied previously in the literature, quantifying the size of the perturbations applied to the system and testing the validity of the pseudospectral numerical method in providing a convergent result for this measure, and finally, relating the size and other features of the perturbation to the degree of destabilisation of the spectrum.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1511757/fullblack holequasinormal modespseudospectrumenergy normspectral stability
spellingShingle Valentin Boyanov
On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
Frontiers in Physics
black hole
quasinormal modes
pseudospectrum
energy norm
spectral stability
title On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
title_full On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
title_fullStr On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
title_full_unstemmed On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
title_short On destabilising quasi-normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
title_sort on destabilising quasi normal modes with a radially concentrated perturbation
topic black hole
quasinormal modes
pseudospectrum
energy norm
spectral stability
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1511757/full
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